Archive

  • Wellington launches private real estate credit platform, hires four Pimco alumni

    07 March 2025

    Team to start originating senior/subordinated loans in US, but could expand globally

  • Private credit markets hit $3trn, report finds

    22 November 2024

    Allianz GI and Pemberton and Apollo among insurance managers informing new research

  • Fee schedules in insurance IMAs - the hard sell

    05 February 2024

    From the most straightforward to some pock-marked by caveats and preconditions, investment provisions in investment management agreements span the full spectrum of complexity

  • Direct action - Asset origination moves centre stage in re/insurers' investment plans

    20 December 2023

    From backing BPAs to enhancing investment yields, directly-originated assets, and the managers able to source them, are finding favour among re/insurers worldwide, David Walker discovers

  • DWS appoints EMEA head of alternative credit

    27 November 2023

    Dan Robinson joins from Man Group

  • Generali operation starts insourcing, while de-emphasising Apollo exposure

    26 August 2022

    Apollo brought Generali unit value in IG credit, HY/loans, and loan origination

  • Life stakeholders find reasons to sing and dance about back book deals

    11 August 2022

    Those evaluating and otherwise benefitting from back book sales - including asset managers - tell David Walker they like what they see

  • Pain relief - Sellers of life back books find their remedy

    04 August 2022

    Life CIOs once yearned for back book sales to reduce their yield-pain. But might higher interest rates do the same job, David Walker asks

  • PineBridge appoints head of insurance solutions for EMEA

    08 April 2022

    Vladimir Zdorovenin takes on the newly created role joining from Apollo

  • Apollo loans $800m to clean energy company

    14 January 2020

    New Fortress investment represents commitment to ESG